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If there was ever a series to look forward to in the months to come, then you can thank hit director Joey Ansah for any sentiments you may share in that vicinty for the upcoming go90 March premiere of spin-off program, Street Fighter: Resurrection. The new miniseries now has an official poster continuing the first of several impressive images showcasing our characters, principally with actor and martial artist Alain Moussi debuting in the role of Charlie Nash, back from the dead and taking down numerous competitors one by one. Check it out!

I spent my Christmas weekend catching up on quite a few titles, including Hung Yan Yan's 2008 directorial effort, Coweb (unfortunately granted the U.S. title of Ninja Masters by Lionsgate). The film wasn't exactly the best I've seen save for some of the amazing action sequences, but it's certainly a milestone for actress Jiang Luxia who has continued starring in a fair share of actioners in one role another.

At long last with a slate of vague viral posters and a teaser now making the rounds, the forthcoming sci-fi thriller, Fatal Countdown: Reset is officially underway from director Chang. Jackie Chan, the most prolific of the crew is on board according to Variety in a "supervisory executive role" for the new Korea/China production that joins actress Mini Yang and actor Wallace Huo in the story of a scientist on a mission to rescue her son from a kidnapper holding him hostage in exchange for her time travel technology.

Sadly we're still left in the dark regarding action star Sammo Hung's upcoming action adventure thriller, The Bodyguard. There's still no release date or any other details about this film, while its also one title I'm specifically trying to keep an eye on for a 2016 release; I dread that this film ends up spilling into 2017 for some reason.

At long last, we've come to the last day of 2015 and we have ten more titles to list by Friday. Once more, quite a few of these are just here as worthy reminders as some of these titles tend to fall into obscurity until something major happens, so I'm glad to help keep the attention going for these and rest assured, I'll be tracking other titles as always. So, here is the next slate of my Five-A-Day round-up!

Action star Dolph Lundgren is still kicking his fair share of butt in the coming year with a few more titles, namely Misfire helmer R. Ellis Frazier's newest, Larceny. There's no release date as of yet but it's a sure guarantee for any Dolph fan in its substance and authenticity, specifically with regard to its partial on-location filming at "El Hongo" maximum security prison in Baja, Mexico. How's that for an immersive film experience?

Guardian helmer Helfi Kardit is following up with yet another female-centric bit of action fanfare slated for next year. Ten: The Secret Mission is the name with a script that focuses on a team of sexy women hired to do much more than look pretty in front of the camera.

2015 is winding down by the hour as we inch closer to a new year full of new beginnings, and even moreso, new films and even some of those tend to fall into obscurity. Well, I'm here to help try and fix that just a smidget with another list of five titles adding to the ten I've already covered; believe you me, if I could cover them all, I certainly would.

As marketing rolls onward for director Yuen Woo-Ping's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny, we now have a slate of new international poster art making the rounds which you can view below. The film is already a priority for many fans waiting to see what comes of this latest reunion between Yuen, and cast members Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh, and for good reason as the first film is a commercially and critically acclaimed feat.

Following last summer's first look trailer for Warren Sheppard's directorial debut, Fight To The Finish, the film is finally slated for a home release date on February 2. It's actor Shane Warren Jones's latest lead role following his previous stint in the first season of Mortal Kombat Legacy with a career that ultimately aims to embolden his craft toward more drama as an actor capable of many feats.

It's about that time now as we sit a year away from the forthcoming release of Assassin's Creed - the live action adaptation of the longstanding game franchise. As such, Entertainment Weekly and Empire Magazine are just two of the sources so far dishing out the first of several looks at actor Michael Fassbender in dual roles next to actress Marion Cotillard following their most recent pairing in Kurzel's MacBeth this year.

It's Tuesday, and that means I have five more titles to offer as my top list of titles I've rounded down to as priority for 2016, and as you're about to see, this one's for the Donnie and Sammo fans. You can click here to view Monday's first five, and remember that these are in no way listed in any particular order.

There's not much to report just yet on Blood And Bone helmer Ben Ramsey's latest action short, Black Salt. For what it's worth though, the prospects are looking quite grand following its stellar debut at the Urban Action Showcase and Expo last month which could ultimately lead to movies or television.

Director Christopher Nolan's hyped July 21, 2017 Warner Bros. date for his next film - hyped initially in September, is still up in the air. However, certain signs including French news articles in the last few months are now pointing to the forthcoming May 2016 production of his newest venture, the action adventure war thriller, Dunkirk.

Remember what I said about all there being no shortage of boxing movies anytime soon? Well, take a look at Angela Shelton who is now ready to add to that growing list of titles readying throughout the next few years.

Entertainment Weekly is kicking the week off to a proper start with a stunning reveal of actor Benedict Cumberbatch in costume for Scott Derrickson's latest, Marvel's Doctor Strange. The new photos now surfacing can be viewed here while EW also confirms the addition of actor Mads Mikkelsen in the role of the main villain.

As busy as my schedule is, there are a lot of films that I don't get to see at least right away - hell, as we speak, I've prioritized some titles from this year going into 2016 including Bone Tomahawk and The Hateful Eight. That said, there are definitely a few titles that I will be looking into next year for required viewing, and I will average at least five a day between now and New Year's Day in no specific order:

Actor Lou Ferrigno is back and hulking in the latest trailer for Skin Traffik helmer Ara Paiaya's latest, Instant Death. The film has slowly been making the rounds with a poster but it's safe to say a 2016 release may be imminent.

We are now two weeks into the release of J.J. Abrams's Star Wars: The Force Awakens and there's no kidding among anyone even before today who has stated this as the biggest movie in the world, even amid some early skepticism about the film's box office results. On Sunday in a move that was nothing short of an obvious truth, news broke that the new movie has earned a global estimate of $286.8 million globally ($153.5 million domestically and $133.3 million overseas) to officially hit $1.090 billion in 12 days, essentially beating out Universal Pictures's Jurassic World which did it in 13.

Director Wych Kaosayananda's craft took quite a turn overseas in the years since landing his first major Hollywood motion picture, Ballistic: Ecks VS Sever. It was a crowning achievement and a sign of better things to come prior to a challenging post-production process, and a career that eventually pivoted back overseas in Asia where he would ultimately start anew with the 2012 thriller, Angels.

Less than forty years and any number of prequels, book, toys, games and the like, Star Wars is still a thing. We love our Star Wars as much as we love breathing, eating and pooping, and this was definitely a good thing for Walt Disney Co. upon purchasing Lucasfilm, Ltd. several years ago and acquired all its Star Wars content.

The official Facebook homebase for filmmaker and actor Joey Ansah's campaign for better Street Fighter movies and shows is bustling once more on Christmas day in lieu of the upcoming miniseries, Street Fighter: Resurrection. A new photo has surfaced with actor Mike Moh back in a much more withered and worn gi with a stronger pair of Ansatsuken gloves to reprise his role as Ryu from the 2014 show, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist.

Japanese pop music supergroup, Exile Tribe is currently making waves this month with the new series, HiGH & LOW: The Story Of S.W.O.R.D.. The series took off back in October as part of what's been billed wholly as the world's first comprehensive entertainment project courtesy of LDH, inc. in association with NTV, and they're not kidding either with a social media campaign in full bloom coupled with upcoming concert performances, and a television show that boasts some pretty slick gangster drama and cool action to enjoy.

Ryan Reynolds pretty much won Christmas this season, thus it's fair to say the marketing has been pretty serious for his newest film, Deadpool. Alas, the newest trailers have arrived with at least one of them in the form of a Red-Band trailer chock-full of expletives, cockshots, exploding heads...

On Thursday, fans are getting a new trailer for director Tim Miller's latest, Deadpool. Alas, the clock ticks as we countdown through to the "twelfth day of Deadpool" with 20th Century Fox spending perpetual amounts of attention and money to promote this R-rated bit of fanfare, thus heeding to the call of moviegoers who've long waited since 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Considering I'm in my thirties as I wrote this, I suppose the late director Amir Shervan's 1991 flop, Samurai Cop was something that I should already have seen by now. Well, I haven't. Point in fact I had only seen it in December of late 2015, and long after the hype train took off stemmimg from the imminent fascination surrounding actor Mathew Karedas's re-emergence from obscurity a few years ago.

Director Rob Hawk appears bent on turning some of today's talented female fighting athletes into notable screen actresses. No argument here of course, with MMA thriller Fight Valley right around the corner as we now approach Hawk's next venture, Cold with the UFC's own Felice Herrig making her debut.

If you're just tuning in, you've sadly been missing the onslaught of trailers that have been making the rounds for Louis Letterier's new film, The Brothers Grimsby. The comedy is obviously not for the feint of heart and especially if Sacha Baron Cohen is leading the way in that department, which leads to question just how well this odd pairing with actor Mark Strong as long lost brothers will bode upon the film's release in March. At any rate though, here's a brand new poster courtesy of IMDb that should help grant an idea or several.

Shortfilm director Krystof Zlatnik first landed on our radar with the dystopian sci-fi pitch, Land Of Giants. It reinvigorated fandom once more for German martial arts star, actor Mathis Landwehr who has also been making the rounds from time to time in both stunts as well as leading roles following his role in the 2005 winning dystopian kung fu thriller, Kampfansage: Der Letzte Schuler.

We're more than a month since director Gordon Chan began filming his newest, God Of War, with a report that gave us an early look at actor Vincent Zhao starring. Bona Film Group's own Yu Dong is producing the film and slowly but surely, just a few more details are finally trickling with several more pictures highlighting cast and costumes.

Director Alip Santosa's latest bilingual thriller carries a tone likening to action whilst primarily adhering to a more contemplative crime millieu more than anything, and judging by the trailers circulating online for the last few years, it looks quite appealing. It's the new film, Bloody Revenge, which puts Indonesian actress Cinta Dewi right in the center of Hong Kong where the search for her sister ultimately takes a few gruesome turns for the worse.

You can't go wrong with zombies. Furthermore, you can't go wrong with school girls and chainsaws - thus we are brought to the newest trailer for Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw from Messiah helmer Yamaguchi Hiroki.

There are only a few days left for the "Twelve Days Of Deadpool" while actor Ryan Renyolds continues to troll the holiday season with posters, battle plan crayon drawings and emojis. This time, it's food, and of course there never no time for Chimichangas of any size and shape.

The clock starts now with director Isaac Florentine set to take audieces ringside with Boyka: Undisputed. It's the fourth installation of the Undisputed franchise featuring martial arts fanboy favorite, Uri Boyka played by none other than Scott Adkins whose career has seen quite an uptick this year with a few Hollywood releases now in tow.

Fans are days away from the upcoming airing of the new origin spin-off, Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes. The first season has been running on Netflix for the past year from creator John Fusco and with a second season now pending, we have actor Tom Wu set to reprise his role as the blind warrior monk whose employ within Kublai Khan's court proves pivotal in the thickening plot of the first season.

The past two years have proven fruitful for film duo Wong Jing and Andy Lau in the wake of their latest God Of Gamblers revival, From Vegas To Macau. The new title now spawning a trilogy of spectacular feats led by legendary thesp Chow Yun-Fat comes full circle with the new movie, From Vegas To Macau 3D and further upping the antee than that of its predecessor, here and now with robots and all sorts of gadgetry to showcase the next-level storytelling, energetic action and comedy that awaits; Yes, Chow chastising a mannequin is pretty chuckle-inducing.

Editor's Note: It's been a big year for news and coverage while 2016 certainly awaits its fair share of the same. That said, I couldn't be more thankful to have my good friend James Couche on board as contributor to Film Combat Syndicate. Apart from sharing several opinion pieces earlier this year next to his own busy schedule, he's now helping tackle interviews and with several names in mind, his first now brings the good company of director Isaac Florentine in the wake of his newest film, Close Range.

At long last, we've arrived at the final Hit List of the year and I can't say how fantastic 2015 has been. 2016 also has its share of momentum and prospects and so I go into this article looking plenty forward to what lies ahead, and having said this, I can't thank those of you enough for engaging and sharing these Hit List pieces every week.

Netflix is officially releasing a first look at actor Tom Wu in the upcoming original series program, Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes. For the unknowing, your best solution is to look up the first season of Marco Polo which aired exclusively on Netflix a little over a year ago with Wu in the role of the warrior monk imprisoned in the employ of Kublai Khan's court.

While Frank Spotnitz's new show, The Man In The High Castle, didn't exactly fare positively in its otherwise immersive advertising a month ago, the show's airing is proving much more positive nowadays. Variety reports the series, inspired by Philip K. Dick's 1962 novel of the same name which focuses on a story of a reality that faces a grim alternative future following the fallout of World War 2, has risen as Amazon's most-streamed original series.

Well that was pretty quick. Nevertheless it was also quite necessary, especially when talk of retirement for a fan-favorite film actor comes into play, and especially if said actor is martial arts action star Donnie Yen.

Following Hasumi Eiichiro's Assassination Classroom, the sequel to said publication is now going viral with a trailer for Assassination Classroom: Graduation. The story continues the epic saga of a single classroom assigned with learning how to kill its seemingly-impervious Octopus-like alien teacher, "Koro-sensei", ahead of graduation before it destroys Earth, despite them having grown fond of him.

So, Star Wars: The Force Awakens just happens to be the biggest movie in the world this weekend, which may explain partly why you might find it a little difficult to catch right away unless you bought your tickets early. But, don't fret - you do have other options available and one such includes director Wuershan's newest, Mojin: The Lost Legend, which also delivers its share of visual spectacle worthy of a theatrical feat to enjoy.

Star Wars fans may be getting their Iko Uwais fix in J.J. Abrams's newest movie set in a galaxy far far away this week. In the meantime, production remains on going for the latter portion of his newest title with director pair, the Mo Brothers', Headshot.

Extraction Official Trailer
Vengeance runs in the family. #Extraction starring Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, and Gina Carano is coming to theaters and on demand December 18.
Posted by Extraction on Friday, November 20, 2015

Actor Kellan Lutz's post-Twilight career is flourishing pretty nicely. His progression s not as big nor as soon as one may have hoped, though it helps that he's starred in a number of decent films to date, most notably Conor Allyn's 2013 thriller, Java Heat in which he plays an AWOL solider in search of a terrorist. Such a film bodes nicely with a resumé that even accomodates a small leading role in an Expendables movie, and here and now following suit, his latest lead role in Steven C. Miller's new film, Extraction.

It's an era of boxing movie fandom nowadays, with momentum driven by the successes of films like the recent releases of Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw and Ryan Coogler's Creed earlier this year. As we speak, there are other titles slowly coming to fruition and the list continues now with word that actor Jeremy Renner is ready to take his fight to the ring.

Hopefully by now you've managed to catch all of Netflix's original series, Marco Polo since its December 12 debut last year. Lorenzo Richelmy stars in the title role inspired by the life and legend of the young 13th century explorer with a story packed full of drama, intrigue, lust and danger in the tumultous millieu of Kublai Khan's court, and to no understating at all.

All the talk that's been heard about martial arts star Donnie Yen possibly retiring from martial arts films may sound like rhetoric to some fans who are skeptical ahead of the forthcoming release of Ip Man 3. For the man himself though, it's very much certain despite whatever may happen, and he expanded on this and much more in a recent interview with Time Out Hong Kong.

So what's a girl gotta do for a lifestyle change nowadays? Well, here to answer that question are directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa with a script by Robert Carlock for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot which opens on March 4.

Kung Fu Panda 3 is opening on January 29 in the U.S. next year, and so it goes we have a new trailer this week that further guarantees a great time for fans of one of Dreamworks's most successful franchises. Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni direct with actor Jack Black lending his devotion to kung fu once more as "the chosen one" now tasked with defending his village from another ambitious, and obviously begrudging new challenger.

Actor Lee Byung-Hun, co-star of Terminator: Genisys, currently has a flourishing overseas career with Paramount Pictures's G.I. Joe movies in 2009 and 2013 among others, and with any luck he'll be doing the same with the studio now in tow with a universe of crossover films for Hasbro's Allspark shingle. In the meantime, Lee is still a star at home in South Korea with hits like the long-awaited release of Woo Min-Ho's political thriller, Inside Men, which finally opened last month.

The kind folks over at Gothamist found some interesting developments on the set of director Chad Stahelski's new movie, John Wick 2. Exclusive photos now circulating online can be attributed with returning actor Keanu Reeves and his former Matrix trilogy co-star Lawrence Fishburne, marking this as their latest film since the popular cyberpunk sci-fi action trilogy twelve years ago.

Forget everything you know about Egyptians! Lionsgate has its own version of history up and running with the marketing for director Alex Proyas's new movie, Gods Of Egypt - a film that's already suffering in the press and for good damn reason.

Admittedly, the most recent trailer for Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice doesn't quite hit all the right notes, though you still get to see what all three of DC's Trinity look like together on screen. That said, we still have a little over three months left and plenty of time between now and whenever the Justice League movies surface to see what impression we're left with as Warner Bros races Marvel to the finish.

Director Nico Sentner's efforts in film are well embedded with credits of up to at least ten years of work on both sides of the camera, so his skillset is pretty workable to that effect. However, that doesn't bode too highly when measuring the shortcomings of an independent production, and so while some titles deserve a curve, it's a curve to be used with a grain of salt judging by one's own taste.

It's been a glorious era for fans of Japanese action star and actor Sakaguchi Tak who has all but earned his cult-acclaim in a variety of independent, low budget jidaigeki and action horror features, several of them award-winning in the process. The most noted of them all is director Kitamura Ryuhei's hit film, Versus, which drew its high profile standing with Sakaguchi and the stylings of action director and stuntman Shimomura Yuji who also has a few directorial credits of his own, including Sakaguchi's 2005 hit, Death Trance.

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Right about now you're waiting news over any and all pertaining to Chad Stahelski's John Wick: Chapter Three which is still in production. This week, some of the best news to arise now sees word that Tiger Chen, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman have all joined the production starring opposite Keanu Reeves who returns to star.
A few photos have gone viral in recent weeks seeing Chen merely hinting a presence on set but this latest update is official. The three are said to play opposite Keanu Reeves according news over at The Hollywood Reporter with Chen back on set following a starring role in the 2014 kung fu spiritual drama, Man Of Tai Chi.
It's an update worth noting as it hopefully sets up for a larger Hollywood screen presence for all three martial arts stars who've seen their rise in all of the last nine years collectively, including that of Chen whose friendship dates back to production on The Matrix trilogy. Ruhian and Rahman have been earning their claim to…

Well this is spiffy. Who Taffy Edwards is remains a mystery while said individual sits in the directors chair for upcoming independent crime pic, English Dogs. The film is set to arrive sometime this year and has Time Rush actors Byron Gibson (Only God Forgives) and martial arts sensation, action actor Ron Smoorenberg (Asura) leading the cast.
Plot details are nil as things stand, save for what we can extrapolate from the official trailer that premiered on Wednesday in addition to the film's doughty tagline: "There are 340 breeds of Dogs on the Planet but there can only be one Alpha". And that's about all we got to work with along with what the trailer offers in its ambitious British gangster tropes with Thailand as the backdrop, and watching Gibson throwdown along with shots of Smoorenberg in his element on top of chewing some scenery as a crimeboss, which is always welcome.
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The last few years have seen the wheels turn quite a bit for director Jesse Haaja who made history in debuting Finland's first comic book superhero movie, Rendel. Nowadays he's developing other properties including Furrow, but that doesn't necessarily count out prospects for a sequel while genre specialist Raven Banner has anything to say for it.
Such is what includes Jeremy Kay's Screen International report this weekend with word that sales on a sequel to the Finnish superhero hit film have launched at the Cannes market. Producers at Black Lion Pictures and Frozen Flame Pictures are planning an early 2019 shoot on Rendel 2 which has Haaja returning to the helm to follow up the story of a family man previously resurrected from near-death with a brutal, masked alterego to seek revenge in the name of a city crying out for justice against a criminal organization and their pharmaceutical cohorts. “I can’t even describe how excited I am for this,” Haaja said of the ongoing s…

An exasperating wait, no less, for folks like myself who live in the U.S.. Still, it's nice to know that a Blu-Ray/Digital HD release of the new tournament martial arts thriller, Boyka: Undisputed, is well on its way with an August release, while it's even nicer to know that the film's star, actor and martial artist Scott Adkins wants to do a fifth.
He says so at around the 11:40 mark in his latest interview now online following his recent appearance at MCM Expo in London this week to discuss the role and the film as a whole - And not for nothing either as he continues to pound away at fans who enjoy his movies, but insist on stealing them online which will otherwise kill any chance of the film happening before 2030 if we're lucky (my words, not his).
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With weeks away before cameras roll for upcoming martial arts mobster comedy, Made In Chinatown, we can report that the production will pair director Art Camacho with producer Robert Samuels who will also share the helm as co-director. The news comes roughly one week since Camacho's arrival to the director's chair after replacing another filmmaker who was already attached as the film underwent several months of development.
Camacho and Samuels will direct from a script by executive producer and author Mark V. Wiley that centers on Vinny, a hapless Chinatown resident who, with the help of his sifu and a select few good friends, works to assimilate himself into Italian mob life and gain top-tier status whilst in pursuit of the girl of his dreams. The independent New York City-set action comedy production lands stuntman, world-class wushu stylist and champion Gold medalist, actor Alfred Hsing (Ready Player One, Ip Man 3, Birth Of The Dragon) his first major acting role.
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I myself couldn't really get past some of the fan-service that culminates all seemingly ado with the current Kickboxer franchise following the reboot in 2016. I suppose the best part is that Dmitri Logothetis has found a direction to take it in, onward from Vengeance through Redemption and now with the third, Kickboxer: Armageddon. And indeed, that's Alain Moussi in the footage donning a whole new Kurt Sloan we haven't seen before. Brand new look and all!
Other details are officially pending but Logothetis himself has mentioned the possible return of Mike Tyson, Ronadinho and Christopher Lambert in addition to George St. Pierre and other UFC and sports favorites...and Snoop Dogg for some reason? He's also presented a brand new teaser to help stir the fandom some, so check it out anf expect more Kickboxer news onward through 2019.

The May 17, 2019 release of John Wick: Chapter Three pretty much has everyone engaged losing their collective skulls at the moment. Production is already underway and confirming previous rumors of late is actress Halle Berry asserting her place in the cast.
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Events at Cannes have been a turning point for some film fans highly keen on all things ado with action star, Jean-Claude Van Damme. Having made a splash this year with buzz for the launch of his Rodin Entertainment sales banner and announcing another slate of film prospects, his latest offering now brings us a pulsating look at Braqueurs helmer Julien Leclerq's new thriller, Lukas, otherwise hailed in our territories as The Bouncer.Lukas, a nightclub bouncer in his fifties who's taken punches, literally and figuratively, struggles to raise his 8 year old daughter. One day, Lukas loses control during an altercation with a client and ends up in jail, while his daughter gets placed under the care of social services. But things take an unexpected turn when Interpol recruits Lukas to bring down a Dutch ringleader operating from Belgium in exchange for his daughter's custody.
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She's a talented singer as well - a fact that I was reminded of clean and clear when last year, I managed to screen one of her most recent short film appearances, Pimpkillah, courtesy of filmmaker and comic book creator Sarah Bitely. I think it quite surprised Michelle and that was sort of the feeling I got when I commented on one of her posts at the time.

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Saban Films has kept its own market waiting long enough it seems and thus, the official trailer went live for Pasha Patriki's latest, Black Water, hailing a fifth pairing for action star duo Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. The film is written by Chad Law with a story that centers on a deep cover operative who awakens, imprisoned in the confines of a CIA black site on a submarine and forced in a race against the clock to search for answers amidst a daring escape.Action-movie icons Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren deliver a double shot of adrenaline-fueled excitement in this heartpounding undersea thriller. After a failed mission, deep-cover operative Wheeler (Van Damme) is imprisoned in a CIA black site on a submarine. The CIA agents will to go to any lengths to get information from Wheeler—but nothing can prepare them for the storm of violence that erupts when he joins forces with a fellow prisoner (Lundgren) as deadly as he is mysterious. Black Water opens throu…